Spain's Socialists File No-confidence Motion Against Rajoy Over Graft

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published May 25, 2018 | 02:55 PM

Spain's biggest opposition party, the Socialists, filed a no-confidence motion on Friday against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy after his conservative Popular Party was found guilty of benefiting from illegal funds in a mega graft trial.

Madrid, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th May, 2018 ) :Spain's biggest opposition party, the Socialists, filed a no-confidence motion on Friday against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy after his conservative Popular Party was found guilty of benefiting from illegal funds in a mega graft trial.

The motion was filed in Spain's lower house of parliament, a Socialist party spokesman told AFP. To succeed, it will need the support of an absolute majority of 176 lawmakers, a difficult task as opposition parties are deeply divided.